Blurb
To escape exile, Aidan Paytah has had to prove himself worthy. Every second of every damn day. He fought with everything he had to earn his precarious place on the Huracán team of dragon shifter enforcers. He cant fail or afford distractions, no matter how temptingly sweet. Total loyalty to the clans and dedication to his team is the only way.
Sera Morrison lost her parents and her husband in short order, leaving her a single mother running her family winery alone. Nothing could ever have prepared her for the discovery that shes a destined dragon mate. But once she finds out, theres only one man she wants—the one who walks away.
However, the Alliance Council has its own agenda. They want to use her as a political pawn and force a mating that could ultimately kill her to save the High King. Aidan has no choice but to kidnap her, even if it means their close proximity reinforces their own mating bond. And mating with him could end up being a far worse fate for Sera….
Review
In the third book in the Fires Edge series, dragon enforcer Aiden Paytah is the rookie of the Huracán team. Hes doing everything he can to prove himself to his brothers-in-arms since hes an orphan dragon, a shunned member of society. He cant afford any distractions, especially the sweet little human female he cant stop thinking about.
Sera Morrison and her young son, Blake, know all about dragons since her best friend, Delaney, is mated to one. When she realizes shes a dragon mate, her already complicated life spins out of control.
I liked the book, but its more action/adventure than romance. Aiden and Sera were strong, well-developed characters and were drowning in sexual tension, which they didnt act on for the longest time. Dragon politics, Aidens stubbornness, and another enforcers pursuit of Sera kept Sera and Aiden from coming together sooner.
I enjoyed the secondary characters. I was surprised to learn the identity of the informant (the enforcer helping the rogue dragon, Rune, undermine the Mating Council), but I guessed fairly early on which enforcer was trying to tear Sera and Aiden apart. (His background was pretty tragic, but the poor man got what he deserved.) I liked how Ms. Owen gave bits of detail here and there to make the reader guess who these two mystery men are instead of revealing them outright at the beginning. The plot definitely kept me turning the pages.
I was a little disappointed with the ending, but it made sense with all the trouble Aiden and Sera were in. Hopefully, theyll return later in the series. Im going to miss them!
3.5 Stars
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